Waldies Friends:

West Virginia Rivers Coalition - "Seeking the conservation and restoration of West Virginia's exceptional rivers and streams."

Team River Runner - "Helping veterans recuperating at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) and other military and veterans hospitals around the country find health, healing, and new challenges through whitewater boating."

American Whitewater - "American Whitewater is the primary advocate for the preservation and protection of whitewater resources throughout the United States, and connects the interests of human powered recreational river users with ecological and science-based data to achieve the goals within its mission."

GoNorth! - "Over the five-year span of the project, GoNorth! expeditions will circumnavigate the Arctic to observe, experience, and document traditional ecological knowledge and collect previously unknown in-situ environmental realities - while collaborating with K-12 students and teachers in state-of-the-art online learning environments."

Zoar Outdoor - "Offering the best in New England white water rafting trips, kayaking clinics, canoeing instruction, rock climbing classes, fly fishing clinics and bike rentals for adventurers of all abilities, from beginners to experts."

Pacific Crest Trail Association - "From desert to glacier-flanked mountain, meadow to forest, the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) symbolizes everything there is to love - and protect - in the Western United States. The mission of the Pacific Crest Trail Association is to protect, preserve and promote the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail as an internationally significant resource for the enjoyment of hikers and equestrians, and for the value that wild and scenic lands provide to all people."

Appalachian Trail Conservancy - "The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is a volunteer-based, private nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of the 2,175-mile Appalachian National Scenic Trail, a 250,000-acre greenway extending from Maine to Georgia. Our mission is to ensure that future generations will enjoy the clean air and water, scenic vistas, wildlife and opportunities for simple recreation and renewal along the entire Trail corridor."

Granite Gear - "Award-winning and innovative, Granite Gear's light and durable backpacks, dog equipment, boating gear, and compressions sacks are designed for a lifetime of use."

Sandra Boynton - Site for the popular childrens author filled with games, music, toys, apparrel and "a rather jaunty confibulation of exuberant irrelevance"

Susan E.B. Schwartz - Author of Into the Unknown, The Remarkable Life of Hans Kraus. This story about the legendary rock climber is one of "a life lived with remarkable guts, grit, and wit. . . and of one man's determination to find meaning and make a difference."

Miss Scuba - "Welcome to Miss Scuba, the online dive travel resource just for women!"

More soon!